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Paltrow, Diaz Suffer Casting Slouch

Posted May 15, 08 2:54 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Where have all the Hepburns gone? Today's thirtysomething leading ladies are being cast in "handbag" roles, writes Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times. Juicy parts are scarce this year for actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz as popular tastes move toward bromantic comedies that appeal to men. Instead, the stars play girlfriends, shrews, or bland sidekicks.

Paltrow comes off too polished for popular appeal, and Diaz should tackle more mature roles, say industry insiders. But "so far, my search for intelligent chicks in the summer movies is proving to be a bust," Abramowitz writes. "At least the Sex and the City women are coming later this month to put a little X chromosome back into the equation."

Source Los Angeles Times

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Cameron Diaz, right, plays Ashton Kutcher's accidental wife in a scene from, "What Happens in Vegas."   (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, K.C. Bailey)
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts. "Nearly 10 years after she claimed her Oscar in a fairy-tale pink dress, Paltrow's assuming a part that she would have played while she was climbing her way to the top."   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Zade Rosenthal)
Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker arrive at the World Premiere of "Sex and the City" at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, May 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Nathan Strange)
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